Darktrace highlights growing unease as AI agents operate with access to critical data and processes

Darktrace announced the findings of its State of AI Cybersecurity Report 2026examining how the rapid adoption of AI in business is changing the nature of cyber risk for global businesses. The findings highlight growing concern among cybersecurity professionals about the rise of agentic AI in their organizations, with more than three-quarters (76%) of security professionals…

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Cast AI Valued at Over $1 Billion With the Launch of Its GPU Marketplace

OMNI Compute is a unified compute marketplace that allows businesses to access, provision, and operate GPUs in any cloud or region, with no code changes required. MIAMI, January 12, 2026–(BUSINESS FEED)–Cast AI, the leading application performance automation platform, was introduced today OMNI calculationa unified compute control plane that automatically discovers available resources across cloud providers…

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PPPL Launches STELLAR-AI Platform to Accelerate Fusion Energy Research

Newswise — A new computing platform that combines artificial intelligence (AI) with high-performance computing aims to end the bottleneck holding back fusion energy research by accelerating the simulations needed to advance the field. The project – known as Simulation, Technology and Experimentation Leveraging Research Accelerated by AI-Enabled Learning (STELLAR-AI) – will be led by the…

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AI wasn’t the biggest engine of U.S. economic growth in 2025

Meta’s 5-gigawatt “Hyperion” data center under construction in Richland Parish, Louisiana, January 9, 2026. Meta The popular narrative that artificial intelligence is the engine that keeps the U.S. economy alive appears exaggerated, according to recent analyses. The AI ​​boom has reshaped stock market valuations, driven large investments and record bond issuances to finance data centers,…

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AI Enters the Race at the Winter Olympic Games

Artificial intelligence (AI) is also entering the race 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina, Italy, which runs through February 22, bringing a layer of artificial intelligence to an event long defined as a showcase of human performance. From athlete training and broadcast production to fan engagement and judging, AI systems are increasingly integrated into the…

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Enterprises are turning to AI to solve their efficiency problems, but is just a short-term fix?

Michael Kitces and Ben Henry-Moreland ask whether these long-term problems require a solution other than AI? JANUARY 21, 2026 By Ben Henry-Moreland and Michael Kitces As companies grow and merge over time, they accumulate technical debt. Technologies, capabilities, and processes that in a perfect world would be retooled and improved every time the company grows…

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